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Fitness for work referrals

Managers must refer employees to the Occupational Health Service after a three-week absence, for stress-related leave, or a work-related injury.

Managers must refer employees to the Occupational Health Service as any of the following apply:

  • when an employee has been absent for three weeks
  • when an employee is absent for any period with stress or a stress-related illness
  • for a work-related injury that may lead or has led to absence from work

Managers will need to discuss the referral with the employee concerned.

Then complete a questionnaire on the Occupational Health portal.

Fitness for work - Guidance for Managers (document)

Fitness for work - Guidance for Employees (document)